Let's flood the nations!

How can we flood the nations with Great Commission workers who are spiritually healthy, vision driven and fully funded?  I was recently challenged by this question from Steve Shadrach, executive director for Center for Mission Mobilization.  He was speaking at the Funding Your Ministry Symposium, hosted by the Navigators.  Just as there are many unreached people groups, there are many unsent people!  Let us ask the God of the harvest how we might help flood the nations with Great Commission workers who are spiritually healthy, vision driven, and fully funded!

What a privilege I had last month to attend the Funding Your Ministry Symposium in Colorado Springs.  Attending this conference were leaders from over 50 different organizations, who represented more than 60,000 missionaries who are funded through a personal support team.  My ministry is all about equipping those missionaries with excellent software tools, so they can stay more organized as they develop a personal support team, and remain more focused on their ministry.

We made a big transition in our ministry last year.  Global Service Network enabled us to restructure our ministry to be much more independent and much more effective.  At the conference, when I shared how my time has been officially freed up to help these leaders adopt my software within their organization, you could see their eyes light up.  There was a pent up demand for my direct, hands-on help.  A big barrier to many ministry organizations adopting my tools was removed!  What an amazing confirmation to God’s leading in our ministry to make this transition last year!

I’m looking forward to following up on all these connections and reporting back on the results.  I’m pretty sure my year just filled up!  Thank you for your vital part in our ministry.  Through your prayers and generous gifts to the Lord on our behalf, we are fully funded Great Commission workers.  You’ve helped enable us to focus on the vision God has called us to of equipping every missionary with excellent tools to help them stay can stay more organized as they develop a personal support team, to help them remain more focused on sharing the Good News of Christ.

On a personal note, we have a concern we’d like to share with you and ask for your prayer.  We just learned that Tammy will need open heart surgery in the next few months to replace her aortic valve.  For those who may not know, doctors have been monitoring aortic valve stenosis for almost 10 years.  By God’s grace, we have had peace in this situation knowing all things are in God’s hands.  We plan on cancelling our financial support raising trip this summer so we can be more available for all the various doctor appointments leading up the surgery.  Please join with us in praying as we navigate this process.